The Expert Footballers’ Association states propositions for a 30%pay cut for Premier League players would be “harmful to our NHS”.
The PFA also called on the league to increase its own ₤20 m charity promise.
The federal government has stated it is “concerned” by what it called “infighting”.
The league wants gamers to take a 30%salary cut in order to secure jobs, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
But the union states that equates to more than ₤500 m in wage decreases, and a loss in tax contributions of more than ₤200 m to the UK federal government.
The union also questioned Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s public criticism of footballers’ salaries during a press conference on Thursday.
” What result does this loss of making to the government mean for the NHS?” the statement checked out. “Was this considered in the Premier League proposal and did the Health Secretary element this in when asking gamers to take an income cut?”
Oliver Dowden, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport tweeted: “Concerned about the turn football talks have actually taken … People do not wish to see infighting in our nationwide sport at a time of crisis.
” Football should play its part to reveal that the sport comprehends the pressures its lower paid personnel, neighborhoods and fans face.”
The PFA said all Premier League gamers “will play their part in making significant monetary contributions in these extraordinary times”.
England supervisor Gareth Southgate is reported to have actually made such a gesture by agreeing a 30%pay cut, although the Football Association declined to validate when asked by BBC Sport.
Top-flight specialists have actually been coming under increasing pressure to take a drop in pay, specifically with 5 Premier League clubs – Liverpool, Newcastle, Tottenham, Bournemouth and Norwich – now putting some non-playing staff on furlough leave under the Federal government’s coronavirus job retention scheme.
Nevertheless, clubs themselves are understood to have monetary issues, with Burnley stating on Saturday they dealt with a shortfall of ₤50 m if the Premier League season was not completed.
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